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最
近
さい
きん

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最
近
さい
きん

saikin

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 15
Appears in chapter 15 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 15
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    Noun (temporal)
    Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Noun (temporal)
    EXAMPLE
    最近(さいきん)どう？
    How have you been recently?

  2. nearest; closest

Full entry for 最近

とか

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とか

toka

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Particle

  1. and the like; such as; among other things; and so on

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction

  2. or something; something like; a (certain)

    Expr.
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Expr.

  3. I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ...

    Expr.
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Expr.

  4. or something; something like; or whatever

    Expr.
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Expr.
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

Full entry for とか

みたい

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みたい

mitai

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Suffix
な-adj.
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な-adj.
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Colloquialism
Colloquialism

  1. -like; sort of; similar to; resembling

Full entry for みたい

比
べ
くら

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比
べ
くら

kurabe

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
Written w/ kanji only
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Written w/ kanji only

  1. contest; comparison; competition

Full entry for 比べ

制
作
せい
さく

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制
作
せい
さく

seisaku

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. work (film, book)

  2. production; creation; turning (something) out; development

Full entry for 制作

個
別
こ
べつ

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個
別
こ
べつ

kobetsu

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

Full entry for 個別

機
器
き
き

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device; equipment; machinery; apparatus — 機器
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機
器
き
き

kiki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

Full entry for 機器

ベスト

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ベスト

besuto

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  1. best

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

  2. vest

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

Full entry for ベスト

情
勢
じょう
せい

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情
勢
じょう
せい

jousei

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

Full entry for 情勢

動
向
どう
こう

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動
向
どう
こう

doukou

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. trend; tendency; movement; attitude

Full entry for 動向

プロフィール

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プロフィール

purofyiiru

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. profile

    EXAMPLE
    プロフィール写真(しゃしん)を変更(へんこう)したよ。
    I've changed my profile picture.

Full entry for プロフィール

オーディオ

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オーディオ

oodeio

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. audio

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

  2. audio equipment (esp. high-end)

Full entry for オーディオ

ランク

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ランク

ranku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. rank; standing

Full entry for ランク

共
産
きょう
さん

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共
産
きょう
さん

kyousan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. communism

  2. Communist Party

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:共産党

Full entry for 共産

大
都
市
だい
と
し

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大
都
市
だい
と
し

daitoshi

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. metropolis; large city

Full entry for 大都市

気
象
き
しょう

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気
象
き
しょう

kishou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. weather; climate

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    Related:天気

  2. disposition; temperament

    Obscure
    Obscure term
    Obscure
    Related:気性

Full entry for 気象

出
生
し
ゅっしょう

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birth — 出生
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出
生
し
ゅっしょう

shusshou

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. birth

Full entry for 出生

密
度
みつ
ど

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密
度
みつ
ど

mitsudo

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. density

Full entry for 密度

フランク

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フランク

furanku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. frank; candid

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

  2. frankfurter; frank

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:フランクフルトソーセージ

Full entry for フランク

小
学
しょう
がく

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小
学
しょう
がく

shougaku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. elementary school; primary school; grade school

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:小学校

  2. school for children over eight years old in ancient China

    Historical
    Historical term
    Historical

  3. traditional Chinese philology

Full entry for 小学

バーチャル

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バーチャル

baacharu

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な-adj.
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な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. virtual

Full entry for バーチャル

アトピー

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アトピー

atopii

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. atopic; predisposition toward allergies

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

  2. atopic dermatitis

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:アトピー性皮膚炎

Full entry for アトピー

改
札
かい
さつ

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examination of tickets — 改札
Kaisatsu: Photo by ほぶ on Wikimedia under Public Domain

改
札
かい
さつ

kaisatsu

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Genki Ch. 10
Appears in chapter 10 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 10
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. examination of tickets

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  2. ticket gate; ticket barrier

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:改札口

Full entry for 改札

ハリケーン

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ハリケーン

harikeen

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. hurricane

Full entry for ハリケーン

結
核
けっ
かく

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結
核
けっ
かく

kekkaku

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. tuberculosis; tubercule

Full entry for 結核

多
角
た
かく

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多
角
た
かく

takaku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified

Full entry for 多角

王
室
おう
しつ

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royal family — 王室
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王
室
おう
しつ

oushitsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. royal family

Full entry for 王室

痴
漢
ち
かん

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痴
漢
ち
かん

chikan

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Genki Ch. 21
Appears in chapter 21 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 21
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. molester; groper; masher; pervert

Full entry for 痴漢

ぼろぼろ

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ぼろぼろ

boroboro

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JLPT N2
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Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic

  1. worn-out; ragged; tattered; battered; scruffy

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    ぼろぼろの旗(はた)。
    A tattered flag.

  2. crumbling; dry and crumbly

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  3. falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.

  4. (physically or mentally) worn-out; exhausted

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

  5. (coming to light) one after another

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.

Full entry for ぼろぼろ

ぶつぶつ

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ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.

  1. grunt; grumble; complaint; mutter

    Onomatopoeic
    Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    Onomatopoeic
    EXAMPLE
    ぶつぶつと礼(れい)を言(い)った。
    He grunted his thanks.

  2. pimples; spots; eruption; rash

    EXAMPLE
    赤(あか)いぶつぶつが体(からだ)中(じゅう)にできています。
    He has red spots all over his body.

  3. cutting into small pieces

  4. simmering

Full entry for ぶつぶつ

老
若
男
女
ろう
にゃく
なん
にょ

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老
若
男
女
ろう
にゃく
なん
にょ

rounyakunannyo

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Noun (common)
Yojijukugo
Yojijukugo
Yojijukugo

  1. men and women of all ages

Full entry for 老若男女

魚
介
類
ぎょ
かい
るい

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marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish — 魚介類
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魚
介
類
ぎょ
かい
るい

gyokairui

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

Full entry for 魚介類

少
佐
しょう
さ

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少
佐
しょう
さ

shousa

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. major; lieutenant commander; wing commander

Full entry for 少佐

スランプ

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スランプ

suranpu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. slump

Full entry for スランプ

物
騒
ぶっ
そう

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物
騒
ぶっ
そう

bussou

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な-adj.
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な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

Full entry for 物騒

歌
謡
か
よう

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song; ballad — 歌謡
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歌
謡
か
よう

kayou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. song; ballad

Full entry for 歌謡

早
寝
はや
ね

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早
寝
はや
ね

hayane

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Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. go to bed early

Full entry for 早寝

目
上
め
うえ

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目
上
め
うえ

meue

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. superior; superiors; senior

    Related:目下,上司

Full entry for 目上

魚
介
ぎょ
かい

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marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish — 魚介
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魚
介
ぎょ
かい

gyokai

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

Full entry for 魚介

低
落
てい
らく

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低
落
てい
らく

teiraku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. fall; decline; slump

Full entry for 低落

少
しも
すこ

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少
しも
すこ

sukoshimo

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Expr.
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Expr.
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence)

Full entry for 少しも

老
若
ろう
にゃく

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老
若
ろう
にゃく

rounyaku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.

  1. young and old; all ages

Full entry for 老若

流
行
歌
りゅう
こう
か

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流
行
歌
りゅう
こう
か

ryuukouka

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. popular song; hit song

Full entry for 流行歌

砲
兵
ほう
へい

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砲
兵
ほう
へい

houhei

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. artillery; gunner

Full entry for 砲兵

共
産
主
義
きょう
さん
しゅ
ぎ

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共
産
主
義
きょう
さん
しゅ
ぎ

kyousanshugi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
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の-adj.

  1. communism; collectivism

Full entry for 共産主義

末
に
すえ

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末
に
すえ

sueni

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. finally; after; following

    Related:のちに

  2. at the end (of)

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ストーキング

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ストーキング

sutookingu

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. stalking

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プロフ

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プロフ

purofu

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
Abbr.
Abbreviation
Abbr.

  1. profile

    Related:プロフィール

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トピ

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トピ

topi

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Abbr.
Abbreviation
Abbr.

  1. topic

    Related:トピック

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ウォーク

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ウォーク

uooku

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. walk

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